Red wine

WTF? I guess I did hear about some of the wine tasting events for this stuff. Proceeds are going to charity, I'm sure, so that's cool. Not sure what I will be picking any of this stuff up. I didn't look to closely, are there differences between the three "brands"?

"B-Lark"? guh.

That's a lot of Adam Dunn

Not if you like Adam Dunn!

Pete Rose popcorn!

This is awesome. Not $10 awesome, but awesome none-the-less.

Me and Pedro Borbon

Pedro was great! More than happy to have some pictures taken with fans. Thanks Pedro!

More autos

Johnny Bench Crest advertisement

Hilarious.

OMG this is no joke

George Foster is petitioning to be on Dancing with the Stars. Un-friggin'-real. Of course, I signed it.

George Foster

A big man with a small table of stuff.

Pete Rose poster

I thought this was pretty cool - a mini-poster of a very young Pete Rose. That would a great item to have signed and framed.

Jerseys

Autograph line

Vintage baseball cards

I love me some vintage cards. I ended up picking up a few to get signed at Redsfest. I think the O'Toole card in this pile made it's way home with me. Unfortunately that '52 Ted Kluzuski didn't.

The setup

At the Big Red Machine Reunion. Nice and spread out. Plenty of booths, really. Kinda nice not to be in a crowded space like a Redsfest or something. Pretty chill overall.

Friday's loot

I've had a pretty good mail week. Here are autographed cards from Don Pavletich, Chris Hammond and Chris Welsh.

OMGreds Winter Retreat

3/5s of OMGreds made it to the OMGreds.com Winter Retreat at the Cyclones game. One member made it to the front door of US Bank Arena when the game was just getting into the third period, but for some reason would not sell him a ticket, or let him in. INSANE. The last fifth, but not the least fifth is in a band known as "The Mighty". We all convened later that night to hear The Mighty play and have a few pints. In the end, a very successful retreat.

EXCLUSIVE: OMGReds Boy and his sisters meet Brandon Phillips at the Crescent Springs' Remke

OMGReds Boy pulls off trifecta: 3 mascots in one night

Mr. Perfect signs my bobblehead, accepts plaque from Walt Jocketty and throws out first pitch

Tom!

Not too many folks in attendance tonight for the Tom "Mr. Perfect" Browning bobblehead night. It's understandable with the state that the city is in with no power and all in lots of places. Announced attendance was 19,7xx, but you know that is always higher than the actual gate attendance. Still though, a great game from the Reds, beating the Cards 7-2.

Rosie!

Everyone loves Rosie.

Eli & Jay Bruce

Here's Eli with his Jay Bruce poster given away on Sunday, Sept. 7. Too bad Eli was wearing a Fukodome t-shirt!!! At least he made up for it a little bit later when he got a new Reds hat. Atta-boy!

Baseball card night

3/5s of OMGreds got together for beers and some baseball cards. It was just as nerdy as you thought it would be.

Bootleg Peanuts

Take that Reds! I bought these OUTSIDE the ballpark for much less than I would have paid inside. Of course all that salty goodness made me crave sweets... so I bought a Mt. Dew - but not a LARGE, just the regular size. I didn't fall for the up-sell at the register. HA! Of course, you're probably right and the large is a better value. Damn.

At least the Reds won today - and swept the Giants. Not that it's that hard to do... but when you are the Reds... it is hard to do.

Dan & Rosie

A dream come true, I tell ya!

I won!

I won the Rally Game, but everyone else at GABP did too. No big prizes for me.

Nice braces, EE

Why?

I left Faith Day at GABP with no answers. Mostly because I didn't pick up the pamphlet.

Creation: Ho!

The Creation Museum was in the house on Faith Day at GABP. Holla!

@ Koch's

This the scene over at Koch's Sporting Goods in downtown Cincinnati. For years they've had a large Mannequin outside with a Griffey jersey on during baseball season. When walking to lunch today, they were changing it to a White Sox jersey. Sad. Very Sad.

Good night Toledo

The nice seats

Awesome auto!

From Muddy, the Mud Hens' mascot. The funny thing is, the card is from 1991. Muddy's gone through some changes since then. He gladly signed the card through.

Mud Hens helmet sundae

Mud Hens helmet sundae. OMG!!1!

Dave got this one, complete with Mud Hens helmet. I couldn't handle eating two in one day. I just couldn't do it.

Lady with big check

Big check are pretty cool.

Is that guy trying to sneak up behind her and steal it?

Autos!

Dave got two autographs before the Toledo Mud Hens game including:

- Max St. Pierre (his backstory)
- Max Leon

Not bad!!

Mud Hens hat

The Mud Hens have probably the best merchandise store in the minors. It was pretty expansive and they have TONS of stuff. Lots of hats to choose from. I picked up this guy at the game for ~$20. Not too bad at all.

I've Got It

The "I've Got It" statue in Toledo at 5/3 Field.

Tony Packo's

Apparently, this place is an institution in Toledo? Sounds good to me. We didn't eat there... but I did stop in to use the restroom after the drive from Detroit. Thanks for the clean bathroom, Tony!

Bye bye Detroit

We ended up getting out of Detroit pretty quickly after the game considering a sold-out game and the traffic that comes with that. Not to mention, I-75 was shut down around Downtown Detroit and everyone had to take a detour. On to Toledo for a Mud Hens game!

Old man with socks

This guy was a trip. Not only did he have his black socks jacked all the way up to his knees, but his orthopedic shoes were also untied and about to trip him any second. It did not stop him from being the Tiger's #1 cheerleader and White Sox basher. He also schooled us on how bad former Red Todd "Roller Coaster" Jones has been as a closer for the Detroit professional baseball club. For the record, Jones did not get the save opportunity that day. Maybe they were just giving him the rest ;)

Standing room only

We had standing room only tickets for this game at Comerica Park and we got to watch the game from some great spots. They did a really nice job of building alternate viewing areas into the ballpark. You're allowed to stand along much of the terrace level against the wall during the game. Not a bad view at all.

Standing room only at Great American Ballpark is a lot less accommodating.

Comerica Park

Comerica Park: Where it's nice to watch ballgames.

Generosities

The Helmet Cup ice cream was $6 at Comerica Park, but I got a big ol' heapin' of ice cream with that $6. I flat out could not eat all that I had gotten. The sign says you get two dips. I got 4.37 dips. The helmet cup lady held nothing back.

Comerica Park Scoreboard

Paul says that Comerica Park has a better scoreboard than Great American Ballpark. I beg to differ.

His stance was basically that Comerica's listed more statistical information than GABP's. I'll give him that, it did have a few more stats, but not THAT much. I think GABP's layout is much better and the ads are not quite as intrusive. While the Comerica board has a great topper with "Tigers" spelled across the top, it's just not as good as GABP's with the ultra-wide layout and great color monitor.

Any other thoughts out there?

Comerica Park

Gone

Little Caesars

Paul was pretty stoked about getting some Little Caesars while at Comerica Park. Since we hadn't had anything to eat since we got on the road in Cincy that morning, we were pretty darn hungry and got some Pizza! Pizza! right away. Not the greatest pizza, but it hit the spot.

Meow

Made it

We made it to Comerica Park with plenty of time to spare before the first pitch.

Toledo Pride is Alive!

See ya on the flip side - we'll be back later tonight. Heading to Comerica Park first.

He's totally rad

That Adam Dunn, he's one rad dude.

Dunner's no poser

Score x4

Headed to '80s Adam Dunn Bobblehead Night, Folks. Should be a hoot.

Helmet Sundae = Win

Here's to a Reds win tonight! More delicious photos over at OMG Helmet Sundae.

Sundae trio

Go Reds

Fireworks

Fireworks after the Reds 5-3 win over the Mets.

Chillin'

Sorry helmet sundae, but this sounded so much better. Plus, I didn't have to get out of my seat to get it, either.

Bananas!

Hot night

The helmet ice cream called for backup in the form of a strawberry margarita.

Orioles. Really?

What the hell Louisville? Can't you get some Bats helmets made up to serve your ice cream in? I can get a Dragons helmet up in Dayton and a Legends helmet in Lexington... but no Bats helmet in Louisville? Absolute silliness. I guess I'll take the Orioles helmet this time, but next time I may just pass on the helmet sundae. Harsh, I know... but that's how I roll.

Nice night in Louisville

A little warm, but still a great night for the Triple-A All Star game.

All-Star hat

Nice logo. I didn't pick up a hat, but I did get a magnet to commemorate the occasion.

Triple-A All-Star Game

Players from the International League and the Pacific Coast League finish up their warm-ups just before the start of the Triple-A All Star Game in Louisville, Ky. It was a great night for baseball at Slugger Field as the Louisville Bats played host the the 2008 All Star Game. The PCL rallied late to defeat the IL 6-5. More on the game right here.

Slugger Field

After getting caught in traffic on our way out of the 'Nati, we finally arrive in Louisville for the 2008 Triple-A All-Star Game. Even with the delay, we still made it in plenty of time to catch the start of the game.

Uncle Buck

Why #2?

Mr. Camolegs

So, those promo camo jerseys are hot, eh? Mr. Redlegs thinks so.